Word: upon
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Cabell wrote the Biography because that was what he wanted most to do in life--a remarkably simple philosophy. "Here then," he wrote, "upon this shelf, in these brown volumes . . . I can lay my hand and eye upon just what precisely my life has amounted...
There is a tale making the slow rounds about the Art of Henry James. James, it goes, constructed a great Gothic Cathedral of his craft. Beneath the arches and between the pews our heels clatter and our voices echo. But upon arriving at the altar (so says the story) we discover a dead...
...that the God revealed in Jesus Christ is callous to the amount of suffering in the world ... It may be in the providence of God that we should blow ourselves up, but this does not excuse me or the Archbishop if we condone an evil policy, such as reliance upon nuclear weapons to defend our way of life...
...while last winter and early spring, it appeared that the recession indeed had, as autos, appliances and many other consumer hard goods turned down. Last week, in a report that was as heartening as it was authoritative, the University of Michigan's Survey Research Center, often called upon to test consumer attitudes for the Federal Reserve Board, reported that beneath the consumer's somewhat hesitant exterior still beats a buying heart of gold...
...included in the program-from Venetian-blind makers in The Netherlands to rayon manufacturers on Formosa-can apply for insurance covering the full value of the investment. Policies bear a relatively modest annual premium of one-half of 1%. In the event of a claim, the U.S. Government takes upon itself to save or recover the investment, gives full restitution to the U.S. firm before undertaking legal and diplomatic action to collect. Premiums paid by protected firms go into the U.S. Treasury to pay claims, in case of necessity would be augmented by funds from other Treasury assets...